A comparison of immunometric and radioimmunoassay measurement of ACTH for the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 983-988

  Lindsay, J R ^a   Shanmugam, V K ^a   Oldfield, E H ^b   Remaley, A T ^c   Nieman, L K ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cushing's syndrome; Immunometric; Radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARANASAL SINUS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BLOOD; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; EVALUATION; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33846953248     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03349211     Document Type: Article

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